Britain's Great War

Episode 01

War Comes to Britain

Jan 27, 2014 · 60 min

Jeremy Paxman presents a four-part documentary charting how the First World War affected Great Britain, with this episode focusing on the war's early stages.

Episode 02

The War Machine

Feb 3, 2014 · 60 min

Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. With the country unprepared for war, the whole population is enlisted to turn Britain into a war machine.

Episode 03

The Darkest Hour

Feb 10, 2014 · 60 min

Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. How Germany's attempts to starve Britain into submission edged the nation closer to defeat than ever.

Episode 04

At the Eleventh Hour

Feb 17, 2014 · 60 min

Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. Jeremy Paxman describes how the country came to the very brink of defeat in the last year of the war.